The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 821: Escape (6)

Chapter 821: Chapter 821: Escape (6)

The weather on the second morning was poor, the sky had begun to flurry with snowflakes before dawn had even broken.

"Miss, please put on some more clothes," Tana suggested, taking out the fiery red fox cloak once again.

"Not this one," Lin Ziyin frowned in refusal.

Tana and Yi Lian exchanged a glance upon seeing her unhappy face and immediately conceded.

"How about this one then?" Tana picked out another robe and cloak with brighter patterns.

"I would prefer something more subdued," Lin Ziyin replied discontentedly.

Not wanting to upset her further, Tana had no choice but to find an appropriate cotton garment and cloak from the closet. The robe and cloak were both white, with white fox fur trimming the collar and cuffs.

As ethereal as a floating immortal, pure as ice and jade! When Alhatu turned around and saw her come out, he was immediately transfixed. At this moment, the gentleness of a Daqin woman was fully evident in Lin Ziyin, and it vastly differed from the boldness of the North Country women.

Lin Ziyin walked past Prince Conger without a sideward glance, then climbed into the carriage.

Although the beauty was cold to him, Alhatu’s heart was still more joyful. He mounted his horse with a smiling face and rode abreast of the carriage.

"Sneaky."

"Despicable." By the time Brukan and his group arrived at the Alhatu Residence as usual, Alhatu had already taken Lin Ziyin to the Hot Springs Villa.

Knowing the truth afterward, each of Brukan’s group was seething with anger.

The Hot Springs Villa was heavily guarded, and even as princes, they couldn’t come and go as they pleased because the place had been granted to Alhatu as a birthday present by the previous emperor when he was ten years old.

As private property and further involving a gift from the former emperor, Brukan and others dared not and could not be reckless there.

Therefore, after Lin Ziyin arrived at the Hot Springs Villa, she enjoyed a rare day of tranquility.

She soaked in the hot springs to her heart’s content, then spent the time reading books in her room, appearing especially leisurely.

Seeing the smile finally on her face, Alhatu’s heart settled a lot.

The fifth day finally arrived; it was the day secretly planned for a meeting with Lin Ziyin.

As dawn began to break, Lin Ziyin rose early.

"Miss, it’s snowing outside; it’s too cold," Tana said with a smile, poking the fire in the brazier to make it burn brighter.

"No matter, the snowy landscape is beautiful. I want to eat breakfast and then go up to the mountaintop to see the rime ice view. Later, you can accompany me for a walk," Lin Ziyin said with a light smile, her mood seeming to improve amidst the swirling snowflakes.

"It’s snowing heavily outside," Yi Lian said, looking worriedly at the falling snowflakes.

"Isn’t choosing a snowy day the point of coming to the Hot Springs Villa to take in the scenery?" Lin Ziyin asked lightly with a smile. "With the hot springs and some extra clothes, it won’t be too cold. I’m just going for a walk. If it gets cold, we’ll come back."

"What if..." Yi Lian was hesitant to decide on her own.

Lin Ziyin’s face immediately darkened, "Forget it, then. We won’t go."

This was said in a huff! Both Yi Lian and Tana could hear it.

Having upset the miss again, the maids in the room were so nervous they all dared not even breathe too heavily.

After leaving Lin Ziyin’s room, Yi Lian hurried to find Alhatu for instructions.

"She wants to go out for a walk?" Alhatu asked in surprise.

"The miss is feeling cooped up in the residence and wants to go out to see the snowy Hot Springs Villa. The maid had previously mentioned the villa’s rime ice, and the miss was already intrigued," Yi Lian reported respectfully. "The maid is worried she will catch a chill; the miss is really unhappy now and doesn’t want to go out anymore."

"I will go see her," Alhatu said immediately upon hearing that Lin Ziyin was displeased, unable to sit still any longer.